| Afrikaans | English |
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| vet | ⇆ adipose; ⇆ buxom; ⇆ chubby; ⇆ corpulent; ⇆ fat; ⇆ fubsy; ⇆ grease; ⇆ heavy; ⇆ humpty‐dumpty; ⇆ lardy; ⇆ obese; ⇆ oily; ⇆ plump; ⇆ podgy; ⇆ portly; ⇆ pudsy; ⇆ rich; ⇆ roly poly; ⇆ rotund; ⇆ sleek; ⇆ stumpy; ⇆ suet |
| die oog van die meester maak die perd vet | ⇆ the master’s eye makes the cattle thrive |
| iemand in sy eie vet gaar laat kook | ⇆ let somebody stew in his own juice |
| so waar as vet | ⇆ as sure as eggs is eggs |
| afdigvet | ⇆ sealing grease |
| blinkvet | ⇆ plump |
| boudvet | ⇆ cod‐fat |
| braaivet | ⇆ dripping |
| druipvet | ⇆ dripping |
| kersvet | ⇆ candle‐grease; ⇆ tallow |
| lardeervet | ⇆ pork fat |
| leervet | ⇆ dubbing |
| lykvet | ⇆ adicopere |
| moddervet | ⇆ plump as a partridge |
| murgvet | ⇆ marrow‐fat |
| netvet | ⇆ caul; ⇆ omentum |
| niervet | ⇆ suet; ⇆ kidney suet |
| plantvet | ⇆ vegetable tallow |
| spekvet | ⇆ lard; ⇆ plump |
| varkvet | ⇆ axunge; ⇆ hog’s lard; ⇆ lard; ⇆ pork fat |
| veevetmaker | ⇆ grazier |
| vetagtig | ⇆ sebaceous; ⇆ tallowish; ⇆ tallowy |
| vetbreuk | ⇆ steatocele |
| vetdig | ⇆ greaseproof |
| vethorinkie | ⇆ ergot |
| vetkers | ⇆ dip; ⇆ tallow candle; ⇆ tallow‐dip |
| vetklier | ⇆ fat gland; ⇆ sebaceous gland |
| vetkoek | ⇆ doughnut |
| vetkryt | ⇆ crayon |
| vetmaag | ⇆ rennet bag |
| vetmaakbeeste | ⇆ store cattle |
| vetmaker | ⇆ feeder |
| vetmoer | ⇆ greaves |
| vetpapier | ⇆ greaseproof paper |
| vetplant | ⇆ succulent; ⇆ succulent plant |
| vetsak | ⇆ fatty; ⇆ humpty‐dumpty; ⇆ podge; ⇆ roly poly; ⇆ swag‐belly |
| vetsalf | ⇆ cerate |
| vetsug | ⇆ lipomatosis |
| vetsuur | ⇆ sebacic acid; ⇆ stearic acid |
| vetterig | ⇆ fattish; ⇆ fatty; ⇆ greasy; ⇆ lardaceous; ⇆ lardy; ⇆ oleaginous; ⇆ plumpish; ⇆ smeary; ⇆ tallowish; ⇆ tallowy; ⇆ unctuous; ⇆ unguinous |
| vettig | ⇆ fertile |
| vetvanger | ⇆ grease‐trap |
| vetvark | ⇆ larder |
| vetvlek | ⇆ grease‐spot |
| vetvoer | ⇆ stall‐feed |
| vetwol | ⇆ grease; ⇆ grease‐wool; ⇆ greasy wool |
| wolvet | ⇆ yolk; ⇆ lanolin; ⇆ wool‐fat |